On 1/27/2014 11:25 PM, Thomas Johnson wrote: > Hi Stan- > >>> >>> (Stan gives a great run-down on the economics of using a NetApp >>> or even homegrown NFS filer versus using an object storage >>> backend.) >> >> Tom I'm sorry I wasted your time with my initial response. >> > > No, you absolutely didn't waste my time, and it was certainly of > great advantage to the list. I think it was a great write-up of the > advantages and disadvantages of each different option. I know my > situation isn't the standard one... > >>> I am quite familiar with NetApp, and EMC - I used to have a >>> number of Celera file servers back in my BigFish/FrontBridge >>> days. >>> >>> But now I'm in a situation where I have dozens of servers with >>> spare storage bays and unused CPU cycles sitting in data centers >>> where the power is already provisioned, and a DFS is what makes >>> most sense for me now. >> >> Had I known these details above up front I wouldn't have responded. >> I incorrectly assumed you were designing new infrastructure, wading >> into new waters, because few are yet to deploy DFS for mailbox >> storage these days. > > I think it's great that you did respond, and thanks for doing so. I > know that this is wading into new waters...I'm just hoping I'm not > really the very first :) > > >>> So, I would like to ask once again- is anyone on the list using >>> the object storage plugin for dovecot at any reasonably large >>> scale, whether it's an in-house storage solution or S3? >> >> I'm hoping, as I'd guess you are, that someone will respond who is >> already doing this. If someone has it working well it offers >> others more storage options, which is always a good thing. Whether >> it costs more or less than the other solutions, it may still be a >> better option for some folks either way. > > Dovecot's commercial arm is certainly marketing the object storage. > I'm just hoping someone is actually using it and can offer some > guidance. > > Tom
This may be a dumb suggestion and maybe you already have done so, but since this is a commercial only option, maybe you should contact Timo directly and see if he can point you to other customers who have deployed it. -- Stan